Espanyol take on the visitors Real Sociedad in the round 21 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, February 13th at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat).
Espanyol were in the Segunda in the season before previous one. On the other hand, they fell down there because, in many respects, they did not calculate their strength - they simultaneously played in the Europa League. Immediate return to LaLiga did not surprise anyone, and the 14th place after that, in the 2021/2022 draw, disappointed. As expected in the summer, a new mentor appeared - Diego Martinez Penas, who, taking Granada in the Segunda, quickly raised it to the Europa League level. So far, in a new place, his results are an order of magnitude more modest. In fact, we have to fight for survival, especially since it turns out to earn almost a point per match on average - this is the statistics of a team that claims the 16th-17th position at most. And you can not talk about any progress after a long pause in the winter. Yes, it turned out not to lose 4 rounds in a row, but at the same time there was a relegation from the cup, and in the 2 last matches of Examples, Espanyol lost to Almeria and finished 1-1 at home with Osasuna.
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Real Sociedad are trying at least this season to deviate from the already boring scenario. In recent years, Imanol Alguacil's wards have been constantly aiming to fight for 4th place in the Example (and access to the Champions League). And even at the start there are good indicators. But in the course of the temporada, the project was constantly blown away, however, it still managed to take the long-awaited trophy, taking the Spanish Cup. There were reasonable hopes that there would be a breakthrough this season. After all, here is the decline of Sevilla and inconsistency of Atletico. That's just in the last 3 matches Txuri-urdinak have no goals and only 1 draw with a couple of defeats. On the other hand, first on the road they gave a fight to Barcelona in the cup, conceding only 1 goal. And then in Madrid it turned out to stand for a goalless draw. Trite to “Valladolid” did not have enough strength and motivation last Sunday. But at the same time, it is extremely important to show that 0-1 with “puselanos” is exactly that annoying, but quite understandable exception.
Real Sociedad have won 5 times in 6 last head-to-head matches, with the only defeat in November 2021. Including in the 1st round of the current pace, in September in San Sebastian, the hosts scored another 2-1. Espanyol are definitely not hopeless, but still it is clearly weaker than the opponents. Let's count in the victory of "Real Sociedad", but add to this betting option a safety net in the form of a "zero" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Real Sociedad to win with 0.0 handicap.
